Abercrombie River National Park (September 22 - 24)

[Mohawk]

We loved Abercrombie River National Park. The campsites were beautiful, the weather was great and we had fun.

On the Friday we aimed for Bumaroo Ford Campground just outside the park, the would be rendez-vous point, but missed it and since we were the only travelers we continued on to The Beach Campground. It was a pretty, secluded site surrounded like a peninsula by the mighty Abercrombie and we settled in for the weekend. On Sunday we toured the park and checked the two other campsites before heading home.



Map of our Sunday route


We entered from Arkstone Road, near Emden Vale on the western side of the park. We weren't tracking via GPS on Friday, but we went straight from the entrance to The Beach campground that day, visible above as the westernmost tent icon.

On Sunday we went from The Beach to Silent Creek Campground (35 minutes), and followed a very roundabout path to The Sink campground before exiting the park. In all we were touring for about 4h, and the drive back to Sydney took about 3.5h after airing up.


Steep climb out of the campground

There were tons of steep climbs and descents, and a handful of river-crossings too. The park was great for light 4WD sight seeing, I'd say the tracks were between D and C grade, and in good condition. National Parks advises tourists to avoid it when wet, and it certainly would be a struggle were the roads to become muddy.

I would whole-heartedly recommend a weekend in Abercrombie River NP. The Beach and Silent Creek are both phenomenal campsites, but the Sink wasn't as secluded as the other two, nor as well maintained. Here are some pics of The Beach, and hopefully I'll eventually be able to share the GPX file.